Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6, verse 24 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 6.24 · Samkalpaprabhavankamamstyaktva

संकल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः ।
मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥

saṃkalpaprabhavānkāmāṃstyaktvā sarvānaśeṣataḥ |
manasaivendriyagrāmaṃ viniyamya samantataḥ ||

Translation

Giving up entirely all desires born of self-will, and with the mind itself reining in the whole host of senses on every side —

Context

Spoken by Krishna in chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga — “The Yoga of Meditation”, which has 47 verses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.24 mean?

Giving up entirely all desires born of self-will, and with the mind itself reining in the whole host of senses on every side —

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 6.24?

Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation).

Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.